Many researchers and evaluators are working to capture how COVID-19 has impacted research projects, teacher learning, and student learning, among other things. As the service to the CS Education Research community, we are providing a place for collecting instruments and protocols being used to collect related data.

We will look to add these to our evaluation instrument dataset soon. If you have surveys or protocols that you would be willing to share with the wider community, please contact us.

Impact on Research/Researchers

  • STEM
    • Center for Dynamics and Control for Materials (CDCM) Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) – COVID-19 Check-in and Support Survey (Submitted by Lisa Garbrecht, University of Texas at Austin)

Research Practice Partnerships (RPP)


Impact on Teacher PD

  • Did taking the CT course online give you confidence to make the transition to online teaching with your own students? How comfortable were you with online teaching before taking the Teaching CT course? After? (Submitted by Kathy C. Haynie, Ph.D., Director, Haynie Research and Evaluation)
  • How important was the orientation session of the CT course as a face-to-face experience? Would the impact of the course for you have been different if that initial one-day meeting had been online? (Submitted by Kathy C. Haynie, Ph.D., Director, Haynie Research and Evaluation)

Impact on K-12 Teachers

  • IMLS Yale Evolutions:(K-12 Teachers) (Submitted by SageFox Consulting)

      Evolutions After School Program 2019-2020 Post-Program Survey

      1. Did you participate in EVO programming online after the museum closed in March? Why or why not?
      2. How did the COVID-19 restrictions change the Evolutions experience for you?
      3. What would you most like Evolutions to do next year, given that the Museum will be closed?

  • Clemson: (K-12 Teachers) (Submitted by SageFox Consulting)

      End of Year Survey (teacher)

      1. What adjustments did you make to your course in response to Covid-19?


Impact on K-12 Students/Student Learning

  • Covid-19 Impact Survey from PanoramaEd. (Editorial note: This includes impact on several issues of students and teachers, including well-being.)
  • Parent Survey (Submitted by Jason Ravitz, Evaluation by Design)


Impact on Other Aspects of K-12 Education

  • Administrators facilitated an effective transition to online teaching this spring. (Item with Likert scale of SA A N D SD) (Submitted by Kathy C. Haynie, Ph.D., Director, Haynie Research and Evaluation)


Impact on Undergraduate Students

  • NNJ S-STEM/GS-LSAMP/UM-LSAMP: End of Year Survey (Submitted by SageFox Consulting)
    1. COVID-19 has caused many disruptions in the Spring of 2020. Were there any unexpected negative or positive consequences for your education?
    2. If yes, please describe both the positive and negative consequences as applicable.

  • SFSU: (undergraduate and graduate students; faculty mentors) (Submitted by SageFox Consulting)

    Spring survey (undergraduate students)

    1. COVID-19 has caused many disruptions and changes in the Spring of 2020.  Which of the following changes occurred for you?  (choose all that apply)

      • Will take more time to earn your degree
      • Will take less time to earn your degree
      • More time to work on your academics, etc.
      • Less time to work on your academics, etc.
      • Better relationship with your research mentor
      • More challenged relationship with your research mentor
      • Better able to work on your research
      • Less able to work on your research
      • Better able to plan for your academic future (choosing courses, preparing for grad school, etc.)
      • Less able to plan for your academic future (choosing courses, preparing for grad school, etc.)
      • Degree or career that you want to pursue
      • More favorable personal circumstances
      • More challenging personal circumstances
      • None of these

    2. If any of these have changed, please explain how.

    • Spring survey (Faculty research mentors) (Submitted by SageFox Consulting)
    1. COVID-19 has caused many disruptions and changes in the Spring of 2020. Which of the following changed for you?  (choose all that apply)
      • Better relationships with your student mentees
      • More challenged relationships with your student mentees
      • More ability to work on your research
      • Less ability to work on your research
      • Better ability to spend time supporting students
      • Less ability to spend time supporting students
      • Direction of your research
      • Direction of your students’ research
      • None of these

    2. If any of these have changed, please explain how.

    3. Do you feel that your students’ overall research experience is at risk because of the pandemic? If yes, how so?

  • REU/RET Morgan State Pre-Survey: (Undergraduate Students) (Submitted by SageFox Consulting)

    1. Working remotely has challenges and we want to help set up to be successful.  Do you have the following (check all that apply)

    • A reliable internet connection
    • A dedicated computer
    • A web camera for virtual meetings
    • Physical space that will allow you to focus on the work
    • Time during normal business hours free from other demands (i.e. other work, family, or community

    2. Please use this space to comment on any challenges you may face working remotely.

    3. What questions do you have about working remotely on a research team? 

  • IUSE  – TransferFYE UMaryland: (Faculty) (Submitted by SageFox Consulting)

    • What do you see as the most important steps for the Transfer Learning Community to address for improving transfer student success, particularly in light of the institutional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic? (Please be specific and identify actionable steps for this group)